On Lazarus Saturday, April 8, 2023, during the baptismal Divine Liturgy, the following Catechumen received the Sacraments of Holy Baptism and Chrismation at Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul: Nicholas Hush, Katerina Shin, Dionysii Kim, Nadezhda Shegai, Nikitas Shin and Bogdan Samarin.
After the end of the Divine Liturgy, the Metropolitan welcomed the newly enlightened on behalf of the concelebrating priests Fr. Roman Kavchak and Fr. Antonios Lim, as well as all the faithful of the Cathedral Community, and wished them to live until their last breath in the arms of the Orthodox Church and to spread the Light of Christ in their environment.
A reception followed in the Hall of the Metropolis, during which, due to the different national backgrounds of the participants, the great miracle of our union with the Body of Christ was emphasized, despite the ethnic, cultural, and linguistic diversity of the members of the Church.